SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENT OF THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2006
6 For regulation 37(9), there shall be substituted—

“9 A student to whom this paragraph applies is treated as if he were in attendance on the designated course for the purpose of qualifying for the following grants—
(a) grant for the students who have left care;
(b) grants for dependants;
(c) maintenance grant or special support grant;
(d) higher education bursary.
10 Paragraph (9) applies to—
(a) a compressed degree student;
(b) a disabled student who—
(i) is not a compressed degree student; and
(ii) is undertaking a designated course in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland but is not in attendance because he is unable to attend for a reason which relates to his disability.”